EdwardKnoxII 0 Report post Posted December 21, 2003 Anticipated film delivers record breaking opening... All eyes were on The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King this weekend at the box office and the film did not disappoint. After pulling in $8 million just for the Wednesday midnight shows, the movie went on to take in a record breaking $34.1 million on Wednesday. That broke Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace's Wednesday record of $28.5 million. But the onslaught was far from over, as the movie took in a massive $73.6 million over the weekend to put its five day total at $125 million. The Two Towers had a total of $102 million after the first five days. The Return of the King also earned $23.5 million overseas. New Line is hoping that the movie will become just the second film ever to top the $1 billion worldwide mark when all is said and done. Elsewhere, Julia Roberts returned with Mona Lisa Smile. The drama took in $12 million. Last week's #1, Jack Nicholson's Something's Gotta Give, fell to #3 this weekend with $11.5 million. The movie now has a cume of $33.5 million. Tom Cruise's The Last Samurai took the #4 spot with $7.3 million, bringing its total to $59 million. The new Farrelly Brothers comedy, Stuck On You, fell to #5 in its second weekend with $5.4 million. The comedy has a total of $17 million. Will Ferrell's Elf continued to draw, pulling in another $5 million in its seventh week to land at #6. The comedy hit has now earned $154.3 million. Bad Santa stayed pat at #7 with $4.25 million. The surprise hit has now earned $42 million. Eddie Murphy's The Haunted Mansion took in $4.2 million this weekend to bring its total to $59.1 million. Love Don't Cost A Thing fell five spots to #9 with $3.9 million, bringing its two week total to $11.4 million. Rounding out the top ten is Honey which earned $2.5 million to raise its total to $23.4 million. OVERALL WEEKEND BOX OFFICE TOP TEN 1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - $73.6 million ($125 million) 2. Mona Lisa Smile - $12 million ($12 million) 3. Something's Gotta Give - $11.5 million ($33.5 million) 4. The Last Samurai - $7.3 million ($59 million) 5. Stuck On You - $5.4 million ($17 million) 6. Elf - $5 million ($154.3 million) 7. Bad Santa - $4.25 million ($42 million) 8. The Haunted Mansion - $4.2 million ($59.1 million) 9. Love Don't Cost A Thing - $3.9 million ($11.4 million) 10. Honey - $2.5 million ($23.4 million) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mole 0 Report post Posted December 21, 2003 It will be the biggest money maker this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tawren 0 Report post Posted December 21, 2003 It will be the biggest money maker this year. It'll be a big money maker, but it may not have time to catch movies like X-Men 2 and Finding Nemo in 2003. Still, my prediction was dead on: around 120 mil for the 5 day! Woop! I think LoTR will drop to around 50 mil this week, then climb back up for the new year to around 60 mil. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mole 0 Report post Posted December 22, 2003 Wellllllllllll... Finding Nemo made $339.7 Pirates made $305.3 Matrix Reloaded made $281.5 And Two Towers made $350.5 last year. Return of the King will do better than Nemo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tawren 0 Report post Posted December 22, 2003 They have 11 days to get 210 million to beat Nemo. I doubt they can do it, but if any movie can, it's LoTR. Long-run, hell yeah LoTR will beat Nemo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fazzle 0 Report post Posted December 22, 2003 (edited) It doesn't matter WHEN they get it, as long as the movie was released in 2003, it's eligible to be the top grossing movie of the year. Edited December 22, 2003 by fazzle Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mole 0 Report post Posted December 22, 2003 What he said. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest NaturalBornThriller4:20 Report post Posted December 22, 2003 Opening This Week: "Paycheck" (Ben Affleck, Uma Thurman, Aaron Eckhart) "Cheaper By The Dozen" (Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Hillary Duff, and an uncredited Ashton Kutcher) "Cold Mountain" (Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renee Zellweger) "Peter Pan" Next Week: 1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2. Paycheck 3. Cheaper By The Dozen 4. Mona Lisa Smile 5. Peter Pan / Something's Gotta Give / The Last Samurai Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ted the Poster 0 Report post Posted December 22, 2003 Good to see Bad Santa hanging in there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted December 22, 2003 Opening This Week: "Paycheck" (Ben Affleck, Uma Thurman, Aaron Eckhart) "Cheaper By The Dozen" (Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Hillary Duff, and an uncredited Ashton Kutcher) "Cold Mountain" (Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renee Zellweger) "Peter Pan" Next Week: 1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2. Paycheck 3. Cheaper By The Dozen 4. Mona Lisa Smile 5. Peter Pan / Something's Gotta Give / The Last Samurai 1. LOTR 2. Cheaper by the Dozen 3. Peter Pan 4. Cold Mountain 5. Paycheck 6. Elf 7. Bad Santa 8. The Haunted Mansion 9. The Last Samurai 10. Mona Lisa Smile Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tawren 0 Report post Posted December 22, 2003 It doesn't matter WHEN they get it, as long as the movie was released in 2003, it's eligible to be the top grossing movie of the year. Huh...I didn't know that. Never mind my point then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mik 0 Report post Posted December 22, 2003 Does Cold Mountain look beyond terrible to anyone else? Oscar buzz? I think I'd fall asleep. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Boo_Bradley Report post Posted December 24, 2003 I just saw Stuck on you... horrible on many levels Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tawren 0 Report post Posted December 24, 2003 I just saw Stuck on you... horrible on many levels I dunno, I thought it had its moments :/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
